Holding Ground: Artist’s Books for the NMWA

I am honored to have been one of nine book artists invited to complete a commissioned work to commemorate the grand re-opening of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, DC. My proposed work, History of a People traces African American history and culture through scent.

Each of the six bottles (or chapters) holds a custom blended scent that corresponds to the cultural landscape of selected historical periods: Roots, Journey, Arrival, Harrow, Protest,Visioning. The scents symbolize the complex layering involved in the creation of a new culture.

Holding Ground: Artist’s Books for the NMWA, will be on display until October 2024. The celebration is year-long and the museum is planning several events. 

CODEX International Book Fair

 Three of my books on view at the CODEX Foundation’s International Book Fair, in Oakland, February 4–7, 2024.

Emergence will be offered at The CODEX Foundation’s Art From Afar table inside the entry of the venue.

History of a People and Self will be offered at the Book/Print Artists of Color Collective Table #124.